omg new chairs!1!!!!!!111!

Can I tell you what a process this was? First, we had to arrange Vinnie's boys just to get the old ones out of here. Plus a van. And in-laws/parents to help drive them back to NJ, where they originally came from. Also, it doesn't matter what you spend on furniture these days; it's nearly guaranteed that you will have to assemble them, which Alex did, impressively, after two margaritas last night.

Update: So you know that suspended vase thingy? In the lower-left picture? We came home from work last night, and for no visible reason whatsoever, it was smashed into a zillion pieces, with a puddle on the floor. :(